“It Takes a Village”: Supporting Transgender and Gender Variant Children and Youth

Challenge

Numerous studies have pointed to the negative impact associated with a lack of understanding of the needs of transgender and gender variant children and adolescents and their families.

Need

Studies confirm that an alarming level of discrimination and violence is directed to children and youth who are transgender or who don’t conform to societal expectations in the way the express their masculinity or femininity. This often results in serious long-term consequences on their mental health and development. Parents seek out resources to understand and support their children but struggle to find well-informed professionals.

Duration of training

Adapted to your needs and objectives.

Objectives

To develop tools to welcome transgender and gender variant children and youth, and their families:

Become familiar with the social, school, family and interpersonal contexts of trans and gender variant children and adolescents.

Develop an understanding of the developmental journey of these children and youth

Apply individual and systemic intervention tools to support these children and youth, their families and their schools.

Content

Basic definitions and concepts

Developmental path of trans and gender creative youth:

Early childhood and exploration of masculine and feminine expressions

Consolidation of gender identity

The prepubescent child and social transition

The stress of puberty in children with gender dysphoria

Transitioning in adolescence

The relevance of diagnosing gender dysphoria

in children

in adolescents

The determinants of health

The impact of minority stress

Intervention Tools:

Supporting the child and the adolescent

Supporting the family

Supporting the school

Teaching Method

Lecture, first-person accounts, and case studies.

Certification

A certificate of participation will be issued to attendees. The certificate will state the number of hours of participation.

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What participants say

I attended assuming that I would not learn anything more than I already knew….turns out I have lots to learn. If nothing this introduction to the topic allowed me to see things differently and be open to awareness and learning in this area….I am forever grateful for the opportunity and how it has provided an opportunity for personal and professional growth….thank you.

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Clinical Supervision

Individual and group clinical supervision can help expand your knowledge base and increase your confidence level in working with lgbt clients, couples and families

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